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Sinclair has the oldest population (median age 59.2).

Griffin has the most kids (64.4% under 18).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Sinclair	Griffin
People
Population	33Lowest	177Highest
Median age	59.2±68.1Highest 65% above ND	16.6±0.4Lowest 54% below ND
	Sinclair and Griffin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.2%±84.3Lowest ND: 23.5%	64.4%±67.7Highest ND: 23.5%
	Griffin and Sinclair are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	42.4%±91.8Highest ND: 16.5%	0%±19.6Lowest ND: 16.5%
	Sinclair and Griffin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	0%Lowest ND: 32.7%	9.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±33.6Highest ND: 7.6%	0.6%±6.3Lowest ND: 7.6%
	Sinclair and Griffin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$56,250±$1k 27% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$306,300±$63kHighest 23% above ND	$157,500±$86kLowest 37% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$199 92% below ND
Below poverty line	6.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%	36.2%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ND: 62.9%	88.9%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest same as ND	1964Lowest 18 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home	21.4%±31.5Lowest ND: 8.1%	61.8%±46.6Highest ND: 8.1%
	Griffin and Sinclair are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	0%	0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	22.8 miLowest	25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.00Lowest	1.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Jamestown (47%)	Jamestown (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Griffin	Few work in Sinclair
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	41.6%Lowest	48.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	19.6 miLowest	22.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.6 mi	0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0Lowest	1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	0.2Highest	0.1Lowest
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ND average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.